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About Muragachha Village

Muragachha is one of the larger villages in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,336, made up of 6,431 males and 5,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muragachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muragachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Hanskhali
Pincode 741502
Area (hectares) 576.7 hectares
Population 12,336
Male Population 6,431
Female Population 5,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muragachha compares

By the 2011 count Muragachha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 576.7 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Muragachha

The census records public bus service for Muragachha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muragachha from other places

Muragachha lies about 15 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Muragatcha, about 2.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Muragachha
Nearest railway station Muragatcha 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanskhali 15 km
District headquarters Nadia 15 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 15 km

Villages closest to Muragachha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanskhali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Muragachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Muragachha village had a population of 12,336. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Muragachha village has 6,431 males and 5,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muragachha has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Muragachha is 741502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muragachha covers 576.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Muragachha falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muragachha is Muragatcha, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muragachha.

Muragachha is about 15 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muragachha is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district. Muragatcha is about 2.8 km away. Hanskhali is about 15 km away. Nadia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parua (13 km), Patuli (15 km) and Huda Chapra (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Muragachha today is likely to be higher.

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